Makeup woes.

[foxmonkey]

Believe it or not, a post that's not (primarily) about JC. *gasp!* Yes, I'm shocked too.

Why do makeup manufacturers think that every woman in America wants water-based foundation? I've got dry skin, small pores, and I need moisture, dammit. *Not* some moisture-rich (ha!) water-based product. I want/prefer something with oil in it; it feels good on my skin, even hours later. Waaaah!

(This rant made more sense and sounded better in my head. Might have something to do with the fact that Mr. Foxmonkey is trying to talk to me while I'm trying to update.)

I used to buy a *gorgeous* powder from Estee Lauder. Light texture, no color, matte. Absolutely perfect. After blotting my (oil-based!) foundation, I'd dust a little powder on, then brush off the excess. My skin looked *wonderful*, perfect and flawless. So having found the perfect powder, what happens? The formula changes! Suddenly sparkly/glittery powders are all the rage beause supposedly, this reflects light and makes your skin look all dewy and fresh. I don't *want* light-reflective powder. I hate it. Why do they do this? :-(

Comments

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

I agree that this whole shimmer thing has gone WAY too far---who needs to look like a disco queen in the middle of the afternoon?

Exactly!


Revlon Age-Defying Pressed Loose Powder (isn't that an oxymoron?)

Bwahahahahaha! That's hilarious. Also, I don't get it. It's loose but it's pressed??? I take it it's not as firmly packed as pressed powder?

I've tried both. My fave powder ever (the stuff that got disco-ized) was loose. God, I loved that stuff! The powder I'm using now is pressed, but I prefer the texture of loose powder.

Thanks for the tip and yay for being able to buy it at the drug store! How annoying is it to drive out to the big stores to buy something and they don't have your shade? Argh! Argh, argh!

Now if I can find a nice oil-based foundation, I'll be in heaven. :-)

[kgoodbuddy.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how it can be loose and pressed at the same time----it seems like most any other compact except that its texture is incredibly fine. I was always a loose-powder person, but I like this much better. And it's WAY less messy ;-)

KG